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「洛陽醍醐図」
View of Daigo-ji Temple in Eastern Kyoto (Rakuyô Daigo zu)
「洛陽醍醐図」
Kitao Shigemasa (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Japanese
Edo period
1810 (Bunka 7)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal aiban; 21.7 x 31 cm (8 9/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.777
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
The oldest surviving building in the Kyoto area, dating from 951 AD, is the pagoda of the temple Daigo-ji, located in the mountains to the east of the city. Shigemasa’s print shows picnic parties enjoying themselves in temporary enclosures under the trees, emulating the famous cherry-blossom viewing party held there in 1598 by the warlord Hideyoshi, Japan’s ruler at the time.
Signed
Kôsuisai Kitao Shigemasa gyônen nanajûnisai ga
北尾江翠斎行年七十二歳画
北尾江翠斎行年七十二歳画
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross